Online Gambling in the USA: Year In Review

Back in November, the Department of Justice committed, what poker players would call, a pretty big tell when they let slip their opinion that poker is a game of skill, not a game of chance. If you’re thinking this line of thinking sounds like something straight out of Poker Players Alliance press release, you’re not alone.

The DOJ’s move was all the more puzzling because it came shortly after a DOJ prosecutor’s voiced the exact opposite opinion in a 51-page indictment of Black Friday figure John Campos. Rather than backing up their argument with the reams of statistical analysis from mathematicians like poker advocates have been using, the DOJ backed their argument with lyrics from Kenny Rogers’ hit song, The Gambler.

6 Responses to Online Gambling in the USA: Year In Review

The last 12 months were indeed a bit of a roller coaster ride! It doesn’t look like things are going to slow down very much in the next 12 months either.

I think I’m most interested in seeing how the Calvin Ayre indictment plays out. The Department of Justice seems really fixated on bringing him in, but he’s got a lot of fight and a lot of money to fight with, so it could be a real cage match!